flamber — meaning in English

English meaning

• blaze noun A large, fast-burning fire.
• blow verb To produce a current of air, especially by expelling breath through the mouth.
• splurge verb To spend money freely and extravagantly.

Senses

flamber is used for these senses in English:

• blaze (intransitive) To be on fire, especially producing bright flames.
• flambé To cook with a showy technique where an alcoholic beverage, such as brandy, is added to hot food and then the fumes are ignited.
• splurge (ambitransitive) To spend lavishly or extravagantly, especially money. [from 1911]

blaze — full definition

1. noun A large, fast-burning fire.
2. verb To burn brightly, or to shine with intense light.
3. noun A white or light-coloured mark on a horse's face, or a mark cut into a tree's bark to show a trail.

blow — full definition

1. verb To produce a current of air, especially by expelling breath through the mouth.
2. verb To explode or shatter suddenly, or to cause something to do so.
3. verb (informal) To waste or squander, especially money or an opportunity.
4. noun A hard hit or strike.
5. noun A sudden shock or setback.

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